Grossmont Transit Center

This transit center is right across the street from where I live, so it is very convenient for us to walk over when we want to hit up downtown or old town to drink and not think about driving. They remodeled this center about a year ago, it is now tagged up and elevators are about run down. Believe me, you will still find some «weird or odd» people hanging out here. It smells horrible outside but once you enter in the elevator beware it smells like poo!

Perfect place to park in covered parking and take the trolly to the Charger Game. Get the MTS app and it’s even better. I mean. free covered parking!

Grossmont Transit Center is the public transit hub of El Cajon (technically no, but in reality, yes). You have Grossmont Center right across the station and a bus hub next to the trolley. It looks much better than it did back when they had wooden stairs going up the hill, and there is free parking. You get a bit of a workout at this location if your heading to the mall and it’s the key point between heading toward Downtown via Green Line or Orange Line. It may seem a little sketch at times but there is usually always security on site which makes it nice. Overall, one of the better trolley station in east county.

It’s a trolley station. Deal with it.
There will be teenagers, adults, undesirables, transients, tweekers etc,. so be on guard.
For the most part though, this is a pretty decent stop with the green line being the better line choice (granted it takes you to your destination). There is usually some sort of security there and it is close access to Grossmont Center. It’s a decent option when you don’t want to deal with parking or driving when heading downtown. On that note, the Downside is that there is essentially non-​existent parking here other than for the surrounding businesses.
There are better stations but there are also worse.
Other than that, it works.

It really smells horrible here! I don’t know if it is sewage or what but they need to clean this area.

They have nicer trolleys than the blue.

First of all, it is difficult to see where you can park here! The first day that I parked here I parked by where the restaurants were because I couldn’t find the designated parking for the trolley. The next day, I found out it is next to that apartment building that is there. It looks like you can only park there if you are a resident, but it’s not. One lot is for residents, the only is for people using the trolley.
People on the orange line are a bit ghetto so hold on to your belongings and don’t make eye contact. Homeless people or women who look like Precious usually sit next to me. While I was reading The Reader, a stoned guy asked me if there were any head shops listed that are in Pacific Beach. I just ripped out the back pages and gave it to him. He went on and on about talking about the Rainbow Family and how he was a welder but now just smokes pot. Another time a drunk transient guy was on who fell over some guy.
In any case, well worth it to take it to save you some money for parking lots in Gaslamp, the Convention Center, and Seaport Village.